Self Help Strategies for Hip Pain

FREE self-help strategies for hip pain, groin, pelvic and buttock pain 

We’ve gathered together a wealth of self help strategies for hip pain from a wide range of topics that we have covered in our blogs. Hip Pain Help and our Hip Pain Professionals understand the challenges people with hip pain face. We are experienced health professionals who help those with hip pain in our clinics every day. We’ve written information for you that has been helpful for our patients suffering with hip pain, so we hope it helps you too!

As you browse through the self hip strategies for hip pain articles below, you will find information on:

  • how standing posture effects hip pain and how to modify your posture for pain relief
  • tips on dealing with hip, pelvic and coccyx pain in sitting, including best cushions for different conditions
  • how you can modify walking and running technique to reduce hip pain
  • how you can modify common gym exercises to avoid aggravation of your hip pain
  • stretching for hip, groin and buttock pain – is it such a good idea?
  • dealing with hip pain that stops you sleeping
  • addressing dietary factors that might influence your tendon pain
  • managing pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain
  • knowing when to keep exercising with hip pain and when to rest

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Understanding Pain: What is Pain?

Pain is an experience that the brain creates for the purposes of stimulating you to change your behaviour or seek help for a perceived problem with your body. Signals from danger sensors in the body travel through the nervous system to the brain. Here the information is processed and the brain sometimes (but not always) produces a pain experience.   

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Top Tips for Hip Pain Relief when Sitting, Socialising or Travelling
Top Tips for Hip Pain Relief Sitting, when Socialising or Travelling

Here, we discuss some simple strategies to reduce hip pain sitting, when socialising and travelling.

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gluteul tendinopathy, trochanteric bursitis, tendonitis, gtps
Gluteal Tendinopathy, Trochanteric/Hip Bursitis & Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS): What’s the difference & what are the causes?

Regardless of which term your health professional has used, the underlying causes for the pain are usually the same, so let’s move on to discussing this in more detail.

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hip pain relief when sleeping
Top Tips on Hip Pain Relief Sleeping – Learn How

Learn about some key strategies that may help provide you with some hip pain relief sleeping. Improved sleep can help impact positively on pain and life

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Treatment options for hip osteoarthritis
Treatment for Hip Osteoarthritis (OA)? Getting Help – What Are The Options?

What options for treatment for hip osteoarthritis are available out there, and what does the current research evidence demonstrate about these options

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Can stretching Make Hip Pain Worse?
Can stretching Make Hip Pain Worse?

In this blog we will provide you with a summary of the areas and types of hip pain that may be made worse by stretching. Understand which hip stretches to avoid and why.

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Hip Dysplasia In Infants – “Clicky Hips”

What is hip dysplasia in infants (or developmental dysplasia) often known as “click hips” Why might it occur, how is it detected, how can you manage your baby to avoid hip dysplasia occurring, or manage it if it has occurred.

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How to use a walking stick, and why you should use a walking stick
How to Use a Walking Stick & Why

Learn key points on how and why to use a walking stick (or walking aid)

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struggling with pelvic girdle pain
Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain

Pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain is pain around the pelvic ring. This may develop during pregnancy but can persist into the time well after birth. Learn more about what this is, why and what you can do about it.

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Causes of Hip Pain When Running or Walking

Helping you understand the causes of hip pain when walking or running. Understand the reasons and what you can do

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Pubic Symphysis Pain, Pubic Related Groin Pain and Pelvic Girdle Pain
Pubic Symphysis Pain, Pubic Related Groin Pain and Pelvic Girdle Pain

Pubic Symphysis Pain, Pubic Related Groin Pain and Pelvic Girdle Pain – learn what these terms mean and about the structures involved and learn how can a health professional help.

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lordotic posture: what why and exercise for lordosis
Causes, Affects & Exercises for Lordosis to Reduce Hip and Back Pain

Understand what is lordotic posture, how can this be involved with hip and back pain, and what exercise for lordosis can you do.

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symptoms of hip osteoarthritis
Hip Osteoarthritis (Hip OA), Cartilage Damage and the Ageing Hip: What is Hip OA, What are the Possible Causes and Symptoms

In this blog we will discuss what is hip osteoarthritis (hip OA), what are the usual symptoms and causes.

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What is proximal hamstring tendinopathy?
What is Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy – A Pain in the Butt

What is proximal hamstring tendinopathy, also know as high hamstring tendinopathy. What are the causes and symptoms of this pain in the lower buttock region?

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hip flexor strain considerations and understandings
Hip Flexor Strain – Considerations and Understanding

A hip flexor strain is a strain that can affect one of the muscles that make up the hip flexors.  There are several different muscles that make up the hip flexors

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Can Yoga Help Hip Pain?
Does Yoga Help Hip Pain?

Exercise and movement in usually great for hips, so does yoga help hip pain – YES. Read more for ways to practice safely and pain free

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symptoms of acetabular dysplasia and causes of acetabular dysplasia
Usual Symptoms of Acetabular Dysplasia and Possible Causes of Hip Dysplasia?

Acetabular dysplasia in the hips, (or developmental dysplasia) refers to an underdeveloped hip socket on the pelvis. Learn more about the symptoms and possible causes of dysplasia in this 2nd of a 3 part blog all about acetabular dysplasia.

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Ways To Reduce Hip Pain At The Gym
Ways To Reduce Hip Pain At The Gym

Learn ways to reduce hip pain at the gym by modifying some commonly used lower limb gym exercises, leg press, deadlift, treadmill, split squat

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Total hip replacement surgery. when is the right time to have total hip replacement surgery
When to Get Total Hip Replacement Surgery. Is It Time Yet?

Learn from an interview with a Hip Orthopaedic Specialist, Patrick Weinrauch, when it might be time to consider total hip replacement surgery. Link to podcast provided.

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Walking Poles for Pain Relief: Benefits of Nordic Pole Walking

You can effectively use nordic Walking Poles for pain relief for you back, knee and hip. We discuss the many benefits of Nordic Pole Walking.

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